| SES # | TOPICS | KEY DATES |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction | Homework 1 out |
| 2 | Systems engineering as a human activity | |
| 3 | Student project proposal presentations | Project proposal and proposal presentation due |
| 4 | Stakeholders and requirements, requirements and management |
Homework 1 due Homework 2 out |
| 5 | Innovation in systems engineering | Project team formation report due |
| 6 | Requirements driven systems design |
Homework 2 due Homework 3 out |
| 7 | Critical parameter development and management (guest lecture) | |
| 8 | Concept selection/trade space study (guest lecture) | |
| 9 | Midterm presentations | Midterm project presentation due |
| 10 | Experiments (guest lecture) |
Homework 3 due Homework 4 out |
| 11 | Robust design I (guest lecture) | |
| 12 | Robust design II (guest lecture) | |
| 13 | Development verification and validation, reliability, system attributes |
Homework 4 due Homework 5 out |
| 14 | Draper systems engineering activities (industry lecture) | |
| 15 | Ford hybrid vehicle controls systems engineering (industry lecture) | |
| 16 | Team presentations on Toyota safety recall case | Homework 5 presentation and report due |
| 17 | Toyota quality board (industry lecture) | |
| 18 | BMW VP of engineering in North America (industry lecture) | |
| 19 | Final project presentations | Final project presentation due |
| 20 | Final project presentations (cont.) |
